April 2009

Ed Ansin is a killer businessman. His real estate and television station businesses are surviving during this brutal recession because he's too smart to fail.  I worked for him when I was hired to be a reporter an anchor at WHDH-TV in Boston back from 1994-1998. Ansin took over a perennial third-rated station (that used to be WNEV), switched affiliations to NBC and set off sprinting from ... read more

I ask business owners, "How's it going? Have you noticed a drop-off? Are you okay?"  I'm constantly out there querying and prodding, even if I'm just out to buy moisturizer or gummy bears (I know, I"m OUT of control with the candy...). But I'm my own field researcher. So today I stopped by a health club to convince them to let me join for pool priveleges for a measly 2 months.  I need to ... read more

Gang. You KNOW I went to Berkeley so you KNOW I have experience with and respect for peaceful protestors and protests. That said, you know I have a sense of humor too, so today, when President Obama's top economic dog Larry Summers was speaking before the august Economic Club in Washington D.C. and anti-TARP protestors calling themselves "Code Pink" crashed his stage, we here at Fox Business ... read more

He definitely gets chutzpah points. Former Tyco International CEO Dennis Kozlowski is taking his case to court. Fox Business broke this story exclusively with Kozlowski's attorney Alan Lewis. Lewis has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to appeal Koz's conviction of securities frad, grand larceny and falsifying business records.  The charge was that Koz and his CFO Mark Swartz stole $137 ... read more

Gang, You just never know what you're going to get when Mario Gabelli of GAMCO comes on the show but it's always something spicy and entertaining and, most importantly, valuable. Today on Countdown to the Closing Bell, he joined me to tell us what he's investing in now, and *how* he picks companies. He's naming names and giving his favorite picks right now so, in case you missed it, the ... read more

Carl Icahn is like a Navy Seal sharp-shooter: he takes precise aim at companies he feels are poorly run and then, when he's sure he's right on target, squeezes the trigger. Sometimes they fall and fall hard, but he says he's not out to make them whither and die... he wants then to thrive. Take the case of Amylin Pharmaceuticals. It's a biotech company known for its Diabetes drug Byetta, but ... read more

If you think it's just manufacturing and services, apparel and banking that are suffering, think again. Broadway has been brutally bashed by the recession. 16 shows have closed since January. Granted, some of them were limited runs anyway but 16 empty theatres is no laughing matter. But where one door closes, perhaps a side window cracks open for the so-called "little guys" to get in. "Rock of ... read more

Just as controversy swirls around President Obama's Auto Task Force chief  Steve Rattner regarding his Quadrangle firm's alleged involvement in a New York State retirement fund kickback scandal, I brought in the guy who was mentioned in the early days of this Auto Drama as the man who might best serve as the Car Czar. Austin Ligon spoke to Fox Business exclusively yesterday. He co-founded and ... read more

Folks, I'm a greenie since Day 1.  Growing up in California, my dad used to put water-displacing (read: water conserving) bricks in the toilet tanks in our house, all the while warning, "Kids, we have to do this. One day there won't always be clean water or enough electricity." So when I met Michael Morris, Chairman and CEO of American Electric Power back in March at the Wall Street Journal ... read more

 GET READY FOR WEEKEND WITH WARREN! The FOX Business crew airdops into Omaha tomorrow. We’ll hit the ground shooting to give viewers the ultimate access you won’t get anywhere else. Starting Friday– we’re live from shareholder central – Borsheims –the largest freestanding jewelry store in America…second only to Tiffany on 5th Avenue.  We’ve got an all-star lineup of guests ... read more